Abstract/Summary

This assessment report details the results of the 2002
AMAP assessment of Radioactivity in the Arctic. It builds
upon the previous AMAP radioactivity assessment that
was presented in ‘AMAP Assessment Report: Arctic Pollution
Issues’* that was published in 1998.
The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
(AMAP) is a group working under the Arctic Council.
The Arctic Council Ministers have requested AMAP to:
• produce integrated assessment reports on the status
and trends of the conditions of the Arctic ecosystems;
• identify possible causes for the changing conditions;
• detect emerging problems, their possible causes, and
the potential risk to Arctic ecosystems including indigenous
peoples and other Arctic residents; and to
• recommend actions required to reduce risks to Arctic
ecosystems.